Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
November 19, 2018
Submitted
November 20, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
29566
Aircraft time
29,304 hours, 11,597 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Condition
Faulty
Location
Apu Oil System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING CRUISE, WITH THE NR 1 INTEGRATED DRIVE GENERATOR ON MEL, LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH AN APU AUTO SHUTDOWN, LEAVING TWO A/C ELECTRICAL SOURCES INOPERATIVE. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. REPLACED THE APU LOW OIL PRESSURE SWITCH IAW AMM 49-94-22. OPS CHECKED GOOD.